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VIDEO: Pope Leo greets group of young Catholics at the Vatican with ‘6-7’ hand motion

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Updated: 11:21 AM EDT May 18, 2026

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Pope Leo XIV was seen on video over the weekend making the “6-7” hand motion, a viral trend that originated from a rap song.See video of the interaction in the player above.Leo was interacting with a group of children Saturday at the Vatican when the kids did the viral hand gesture. Leo, with a smile on his face, did the gesture back before walking away.The trend originated from the rap song “Doot Doot,” where Skrilla says, “6-7, I just bipped right on the highway.”The phrase has no real meaning.

VATICAN CITY —

Pope Leo XIV was seen on video over the weekend making the “6-7” hand motion, a viral trend that originated from a rap song.

See video of the interaction in the player above.

Leo was interacting with a group of children Saturday at the Vatican when the kids did the viral hand gesture. Leo, with a smile on his face, did the gesture back before walking away.

The trend originated from the rap song “Doot Doot,” where Skrilla says, “6-7, I just bipped right on the highway.”

The phrase has no real meaning.